Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s and its nothing new…

I’m not sure if Pope Francis is taking notes from the Dalai Lama, or if the Dalai Lama is taking notes from Pope Francis. They seem to be preaching from the same notes from hell. Another false, man-made religion whose clothing of righteousness is as of “rags.”

The Dalai Lama is more open about this scandal than Pope Francis. He admits he already knew these things and that they are nothing new. The innocent were targeted and abused. He comments about the “shame” of those monks causing the sexual abuse, but says nothing of the victims. EXACTLY like Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama denounces and condemns the behaviors and says they need to talk more about it and pay more attention. Satan is busy seeing whom he can devour. Just like Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama appears to be continuing to enjoy his popularity among his faithful. Yet another religious rock star travelling around the world on tour.

Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s and its nothing new…

AFP News15 September 2018

The Dalai Lama said Saturday that he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are “nothing new”.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, revered by millions of Buddhists around the world, made the admission during a four-day visit to the Netherlands, where he met on Friday with victims of sexual abuse allegedly committed by Buddhist teachers. He was responding to a call from a dozen of the victims who had launched a petition asking to meet him during his trip, part of a tour of Europe.

“We found refuge in Buddhism with an open mind and heart, until we were raped in its name,” the victims said in their petition.

“I already did know these things, nothing new,” the Dalai Lama said in response on Dutch public television NOS late Saturday.

“Twenty-five years ago… someone mentioned about a problem of sexual allegations” at a conference for western Buddhist teachers in Dharamshala, a hill town in northern India, he added. The Dalai Lama, 83, lives in exile in Dharamshala.

People who commit sexual abuse “don’t care about the Buddha’s teaching. So now that everything has been made public, people may concern about their shame,” he said, speaking in English. Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa, a representative of the Tibetan spiritual leader in Europe, said Friday that the Dalai Lama “has consistently denounced such irresponsible and unethical behaviour”.

Tibetan spiritual leaders are due to meet in Dharamshala in November. “At that time they should talk about it,” the Dalai Lama said in his televised comments Saturday. “I think the religious leaders should pay more attention.”